EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Name: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE at Imerys Talc America, Inc.
Start: 08/19/2003

220032400047 · 08/19/2003 · Imerys Talc America, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Blow gun, Airlance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: 68
Mine experience: 1.57 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rio Tinto Group
Operator: Imerys Talc America, Inc.
Mine: 4102113

Narrative

A 4"" PNEUMATIC LINE WAS PLUGGED WITH TALC. A 3/8"" HIGH-PRESSURE AIR HOSE WAS USED TO PRESSURIZE THE LINE USING A MORRIS COUPLING. THE PRESSURE BLEW THE COUPLING AND NIPPLE OFF THE END OF TH E LINE TOWARDS THE EE, HITTING HIS LEFT FOREARM AND STRIKING IT AGAINST THE END OF THE OTHER PIPE. EXAMINED ON 11-21-03 AS HAVING REACHED MAXIMUM MEDICAL IMPROVEMENT (MMI) WITH 0% IMPAIRMENT.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown